We just got back from spending Thanksgiving in Atlanta with family, and I am feeling so full of love. It is truly magical having aunts, uncles and cousins so close by, and being able to spend time together in person as family. I say this every month, but we are so grateful for this move to Charleston and how aligned to our values this has been. Family and community are so important to us, and we are overflowing with how connected we feel here already.
A quick look into our family’s Thanksgiving traditions – “friendly” competition is the name of our game. We load up the cousins in the bed of my uncle’s retro pick up truck to drive the mile down the road to a field, and play our annual family football game. We all pack a change of clothes and sneakers to Thanksgiving to prep for this. My Uncle Jim smartly divides the teams. He told me this year that he learned years ago the art of splitting the teams – keep couples together, and put particularly competitive cousins on the same teams. My Uncle Steve is big on rotating who is QB, and loves the surprise plays to give everyone the feeling of getting a touch down. We then spend the next day complaining about how sore we are. It’s the best.
Here are some articles in the wellbeing space published this month. Check them out! Happy holidays!
“Potential” and the Gender Promotion Gap
This paper looked at the subjective assessments of employee “potential” and gender gaps in promotion and pay. Despite higher performance ratings than men, women were found to be less likely to be promoted. In their study of 30k management-track employees, women were rated as lower potential, which explains 30-50% of the gender promotion gap.
Read the full article here.
The New Books to Wrap up 2021
Adam Grants gives his book list for new books to check out in wellbeing.
Read the full article here.
The Psychologically Rich Life
Thought provoking read from Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, researcher, author and pioneer in the application of positive psychology to coaching. Often in positive psychology we look at the good life being connected to eudaemonic and hedonic wellbeing. Dr. Biswas-Diener propose a third, “the rich life”. He writes, “the rich life differs from the happy life in that the activities are perspective-changing rather than just enjoyable.” I enjoyed this short read and typically pay attention when he shares his point of view.
Read the full article here.
Malta: The island welcoming digital nomads
Feeling flexible and ready for a new adventure? Malta is offering Nomad Residence Permits to enable visitors to live there for up to a year and work remotely. I went for a week a few years back and it’s a the top of my list of most beautiful places I’ve been.
Read the full article here.
7 skills to help reframe negative thoughts when social media makes you feel lousy
These seven skills are offered in the context of social media, but they are great skills to have available for life in general when negative thoughts pop up and get in your way.
Read the full article on Mashable here.
Have a great month, and enjoy the hope that springs brings. You can read previous months’ Coaching Industry News Roundup here.
